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Stig / Major Tom

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Hear & Feel difference in oils?
« on: September 20, 2018, 11:15:01 AM »
Guy on another scooter forum went from Motul SemiSynth to Chevron oil in his Forza scooter - and swears that he hears and feels a difference.
Really?
If so, I'm thinking he needs to get that Chevron oil out, ASAP.
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Re: Hear & Feel difference in oils?
« Reply #1 on: September 20, 2018, 01:10:37 PM »
Oh, he is probably one who thinks his engine runs faster on 93 octane, too...
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Re: Hear & Feel difference in oils?
« Reply #2 on: September 20, 2018, 04:12:12 PM »
hahahah
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Re: Hear & Feel difference in oils?
« Reply #3 on: September 20, 2018, 09:11:16 PM »
Quote from: leomagnus on September 20, 2018, 04:12:12 PM
hahahah
I know mine does.  I remember riding up this steep hill to the service station thinking my scooter was slow but after putting high octane fuel in it absolutely flew down the hill.  Amazing.  ;)
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Re: Hear & Feel difference in oils?
« Reply #4 on: September 20, 2018, 09:25:26 PM »
I bet the road uphill was North, too. That makes it double uphill....
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Re: Hear & Feel difference in oils?
« Reply #5 on: September 20, 2018, 09:50:29 PM »
Quote from: CROSSBOLT on September 20, 2018, 09:25:26 PM
I bet the road uphill was North, too. That makes it double uphill....
I recall the massive engine improvement after draining a tablespoon out of a puke tube. It's these little things, like oil labels and stuff, that make all the difference.
My old Honda 90 in Calif. had more speed with a Hunt's tomato paste can/muffler, than a Hunt's tomato sauce can/muffler.
 If one was passing on a hill - you prayed it would not choose that moment to blow that can off. The sudden loss of back pressure would cost you a HP or two!


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Re: Hear & Feel difference in oils?
« Reply #6 on: September 23, 2018, 02:59:23 PM »
I had a Harley for a while.  I tried several different oils in that thing.  Certain oils you could definitely here a difference and how it performed.   So yeah I can agree to this. 


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Re: Hear & Feel difference in oils?
« Reply #7 on: September 23, 2018, 06:27:13 PM »
I always thought 50 w all came from the same barrel....maybe that's just the 50 w they used in Pratt & Whitney radial engines... which are just a buncha Harley cylinders on a common crankshaft!
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Re: Hear & Feel difference in oils?
« Reply #8 on: September 27, 2018, 09:13:21 AM »
Right - you can absolutely feel the difference in oils, and the smaller the engine, the more pronounced it is.

Used to run a C90 on no-brand 10w-40 and it hated it. Switched to Motul 10w-40 (still mineral) and it was much happier.

The 4-stroke 50cc CVTs I've had (quite a lot, got a soft spot for them for sure) absolutely purr on fully synthetic oil compared to semi-synth or mineral. You can hear it running more smoothly at tickover, and feel it in engine vibes through the seat.

I've now just confirmed myself as an oil nerd
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